The politics in 45817 Bluffton, OH are largely dominated by the Republican Party. The local government consists of a mayor and a city council of seven members who are elected at-large. The current mayor is John Tischner and he has held office since 2017. Over the years, the Republicans have maintained control over local politics and have continued to provide a stable governing body for their constituents. In addition, Bluffton is also home to many civic organizations that participate in a variety of local events to help promote positive change within the community. These organizations often partner with local political candidates to help bring attention to important issues facing the citizens of Bluffton.
The political climate in Zip 45817 (Bluffton, OH) is very conservative.
Allen County, OH is very conservative. In Allen County, OH 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 29.4%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 45817 (Bluffton, OH) is very conservative.
Bluffton, Ohio is very conservative.
Allen County, Ohio is very conservative.
Lima Metro Area is very conservative.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bluffton, Ohio: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 45817 (Bluffton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $22,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $15,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)